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Studies have correlated strong connection between food and stress. As we get busy and stressed, we tend to make poor nutritional choices which puts your body under further stress. Stress increases cellular activity and reduces the effectiveness of the digestive system leading to nutritional deficiencies and therefore a diet of nutrient dense foods needs to be followed.

Nowadays, there are so many ‘lose weight fast' products on the market that its become hard to tell which actually offer results. Often, these ‘latest and greatest' products cost you a pretty penny, and either offer nasty side effects and long-term damage, or they simply don't work at all. Luckily, there is a healthier, less expensive, proven way – Do it the way your grandmother did it…

I have given personal training to hundreds of different clients in the Gloucestershire area, some of them are athletic and committed, others have been overweight and de-motivated. I always manage to get through to them, whatever the required message – but sometimes it takes a while!

There are considerable consequences from living in our overweight condition but in order to change we must change. And change is HARD! Here are the eight success strategies that are required for making and sustaining a change to a healthier and thinner lifestyle.

Crash dieting and exercising too much is not good for your body. That is why you should learn how to lose weight the healthy way.

Nearly everyone I speak to about weight loss has felt that horrible and painful hunger and starvation that accompanies most diets. It's incredible the lengths people will go to to lose weight. I see weight loss programmes promoting as little as 500 calories per day!

If you are on another fad diet to shed those excess pounds, stop and read this article. Fad diets will not solve your weight problems. Find out what really works.

Whenever you look at the mirror, do you like what you're looking at? Most people aren't happy and if there's one thing that's common among these people, it's the fact that they have a big amount of belly fat. But more than the bad looks, belly fat is also a predictor of a number of health issues. And this makes fat loss even more valuable.

The best weight loss program includes diet and exercises. These two components are like the two parts that make a whole. That said, these definitely will vary from people to people.

Have you ever said this to yourself: “I need to stop eating?” Sometimes when attempting to diet and lose weight our inner monologue can be our own worst enemy encouraging us to; ‘just have one more', ‘a little bit won't hurt', ‘it won't make any difference now' and so on.

Food and physical activity is the key to the losing of extra calories. Regular exercise helps to get rid of extra fat and lose weight. One can maximize the results of exercise by taking care of food that we eat, as some foods help in losing weight.

I don't know about you but I don't always have the time to fix healthy meals. A lot of time I am in my car, running errands. And even when I am home I don't always feel like cooking. So what is the answer? What is the easiest thing to do for most people? It is very easy to pull into the nearest fast food place, but can fast food be healthy? Well, it can be if you pick the right things.